BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (What is the main reason you have not visited an eye care professional in the past 12 months?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care (Age 40+)

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	Total Respond.^	No prob./no reason to go	Cost/insurance	Access problems	Not thought of it	Other
North Carolina	4,414	2,190	49.7	47.7-51.6	1,106	25.9	24.1-27.7	153	3.3	2.7- 4.0	322	7.2	6.2- 8.3	643	14.0	12.8-15.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	97	54	55.7	44.0-66.8	22	24.1	15.3-35.9	3	4.2	1.1-14.5	6	6.8	2.9-15.4	12	9.2	5.0-16.2
Buncombe	106	62	57.2	46.4-67.3	28	24.8	16.8-35.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	2	3.1	0.7-11.7	13	13.7	7.8-23.0
Cabarrus	105	63	64.0	53.1-73.5	17	14.7	8.8-23.5	0	0.0	. - .	8	8.1	3.9-16.3	17	13.2	7.7-21.6
Catawba	127	70	54.6	44.3-64.6	29	25.4	17.1-36.0	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7	5	4.2	1.6-10.7	20	14.0	8.7-21.8
Cumberland	126	55	48.2	38.5-58.2	37	30.2	22.0-39.9	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7	8	4.5	2.1- 9.4	22	15.3	9.8-23.3
Davidson	104	52	47.7	36.4-59.1	26	28.8	18.5-41.9	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8	8	4.8	2.2-10.2	17	17.6	10.7-27.8
Durham	81	41	49.2	36.5-62.1	19	21.1	12.4-33.5	2	1.9	0.4- 8.1	8	13.0	5.7-26.9	11	14.8	7.5-27.1
Forsyth	107	69	64.1	52.3-74.4	17	17.1	9.7-28.4	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7	6	4.7	2.0-10.6	13	12.2	6.2-22.8
Gaston	129	52	39.0	29.8-49.1	41	31.6	23.0-41.7	3	1.8	0.5- 6.2	9	6.2	2.8-13.0	24	21.4	14.2-31.1
Guilford	111	56	49.9	39.3-60.5	27	29.1	20.0-40.2	4	4.7	1.6-13.4	11	7.0	3.6-13.0	13	9.3	5.0-16.5
Iredell	105	52	48.8	37.8-60.0	22	22.5	14.3-33.4	2	1.8	0.4- 9.1	10	9.8	5.1-18.1	19	17.1	10.5-26.6
Johnston	149	65	47.5	38.4-56.9	43	25.6	18.7-34.1	4	2.9	0.8- 9.4	15	10.3	6.0-17.0	22	13.7	8.6-21.1
Mecklenburg	183	102	54.9	46.5-63.0	37	21.7	15.5-29.5	3	1.2	0.4- 3.8	15	7.7	4.4-13.3	26	14.5	9.6-21.4
New Hanover	105	59	58.5	47.4-68.8	19	15.7	9.5-24.8	5	6.4	2.4-16.0	6	4.3	1.8- 9.8	16	15.1	8.5-25.3
Onslow	98	56	62.9	51.3-73.2	19	14.4	8.7-22.9	2	2.9	0.7-10.8	7	6.8	2.5-16.9	14	13.0	7.0-22.8
Orange	109	57	56.0	45.1-66.3	17	15.7	9.0-26.0	5	6.1	2.5-14.2	13	10.1	5.5-17.9	17	12.0	7.0-19.9
Pitt	104	44	43.6	33.2-54.7	26	22.7	15.0-32.9	5	3.3	1.3- 8.0	14	15.2	8.7-25.2	15	15.1	8.8-24.7
Randolph	113	58	53.2	42.6-63.4	23	18.4	11.8-27.5	6	5.6	2.1-14.4	6	5.7	2.4-12.8	20	17.2	10.9-26.0
Robeson	93	31	30.2	20.7-41.9	38	46.2	34.1-58.6	5	4.3	1.7-10.3	9	8.2	4.0-16.3	10	11.1	5.6-20.7
Rowan	132	64	45.4	35.1-56.2	36	27.5	19.5-37.4	8	4.8	2.0-10.7	5	2.9	1.2- 6.9	19	19.4	10.8-32.2
Union	106	52	49.7	38.7-60.8	30	24.8	16.7-35.1	3	4.1	1.3-12.2	9	9.7	4.6-19.2	12	11.7	6.2-21.0
Wake	139	73	50.0	40.5-59.5	30	22.3	14.9-32.1	3	2.1	0.7- 6.5	9	5.9	3.0-11.5	24	19.6	13.1-28.4
Wayne	130	60	49.2	39.5-59.1	34	25.7	18.1-35.1	5	1.9	0.8- 4.6	6	5.0	2.1-11.6	25	18.2	12.1-26.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,442	656	46.2	43.0-49.5	395	28.5	25.6-31.6	65	4.3	3.2- 5.7	111	7.6	5.8- 9.8	215	13.4	11.5-15.7
Piedmont	2,029	1,050	50.7	47.8-53.6	472	24.7	22.2-27.4	59	2.9	2.1- 4.1	147	7.2	5.8- 8.9	301	14.4	12.6-16.6
Western NC	943	484	51.9	47.9-55.8	239	25.6	22.3-29.3	29	2.6	1.7- 4.0	64	6.3	4.7- 8.2	127	13.6	11.2-16.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	590	322	54.5	49.4-59.4	138	24.4	20.3-29.0	19	2.5	1.5- 4.4	37	5.9	4.0- 8.5	74	12.7	9.8-16.3
Northwest	979	492	50.7	46.6-54.7	247	26.2	22.7-30.1	28	2.7	1.7- 4.3	67	6.3	4.8- 8.3	145	14.1	11.5-17.0
Charlotte	583	295	49.0	43.8-54.2	143	25.9	21.4-31.1	14	2.5	1.3- 4.8	45	8.9	5.9-13.1	86	13.7	10.7-17.4
Greensboro	491	254	52.3	46.6-58.0	102	22.2	17.7-27.4	20	5.0	2.8- 8.8	37	5.8	4.0- 8.4	78	14.8	11.3-19.0
Southern Regional	393	171	48.3	41.9-54.9	120	30.4	24.9-36.5	15	3.5	1.8- 6.7	30	6.1	4.0- 9.2	57	11.6	8.6-15.6
Coastal	223	106	46.4	39.0-54.1	59	28.9	22.1-36.9	16	7.5	4.4-12.6	14	5.2	3.0- 9.1	28	11.9	7.9-17.5
Wake	443	211	47.6	41.5-53.8	120	26.0	20.8-32.0	9	1.7	0.8- 3.8	38	7.9	5.4-11.5	65	16.7	12.5-22.0
Area L	124	58	50.1	39.9-60.3	36	27.7	19.4-38.0	5	4.1	1.6-10.1	9	7.1	3.5-13.7	16	11.0	6.3-18.5
Eastern	588	281	47.1	41.8-52.5	141	24.6	20.2-29.6	27	4.1	2.6- 6.6	45	9.2	5.7-14.6	94	14.9	11.7-18.9

Total
Respond.^

No prob./no reason to go

Cost/insurance

Access problems

Not thought of it

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,414

2,190

49.7

47.7-51.6

1,106

25.9

24.1-27.7

153

3.3

2.7- 4.0

322

7.2

6.2- 8.3

643

14.0

12.8-15.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

55.7

44.0-66.8

24.1

15.3-35.9

4.2

1.1-14.5

6.8

2.9-15.4

9.2

5.0-16.2

Buncombe

106

57.2

46.4-67.3

24.8

16.8-35.1

1.2

0.2- 8.2

3.1

0.7-11.7

13.7

7.8-23.0

Cabarrus

105

64.0

53.1-73.5

14.7

8.8-23.5

0.0

. - .

8.1

3.9-16.3

13.2

7.7-21.6

Catawba

127

54.6

44.3-64.6

25.4

17.1-36.0

1.7

0.5- 5.7

4.2

1.6-10.7

14.0

8.7-21.8

Cumberland

126

48.2

38.5-58.2

30.2

22.0-39.9

1.7

0.6- 4.7

4.5

2.1- 9.4

15.3

9.8-23.3

Davidson

104

47.7

36.4-59.1

28.8

18.5-41.9

1.2

0.2- 7.8

4.8

2.2-10.2

17.6

10.7-27.8

Durham

49.2

36.5-62.1

21.1

12.4-33.5

1.9

0.4- 8.1

13.0

5.7-26.9

14.8

7.5-27.1

Forsyth

107

64.1

52.3-74.4

17.1

9.7-28.4

1.9

0.5- 7.7

4.7

2.0-10.6

12.2

6.2-22.8

Gaston

129

39.0

29.8-49.1

31.6

23.0-41.7

1.8

0.5- 6.2

6.2

2.8-13.0

21.4

14.2-31.1

Guilford

111

49.9

39.3-60.5

29.1

20.0-40.2

4.7

1.6-13.4

7.0

3.6-13.0

9.3

5.0-16.5

Iredell

105

48.8

37.8-60.0

22.5

14.3-33.4

1.8

0.4- 9.1

9.8

5.1-18.1

17.1

10.5-26.6

Johnston

149

47.5

38.4-56.9

25.6

18.7-34.1

2.9

0.8- 9.4

10.3

6.0-17.0

13.7

8.6-21.1

Mecklenburg

183

102

54.9

46.5-63.0

21.7

15.5-29.5

1.2

0.4- 3.8

7.7

4.4-13.3

14.5

9.6-21.4

New Hanover

105

58.5

47.4-68.8

15.7

9.5-24.8

6.4

2.4-16.0

4.3

1.8- 9.8

15.1

8.5-25.3

Onslow

62.9

51.3-73.2

14.4

8.7-22.9

2.9

0.7-10.8

6.8

2.5-16.9

13.0

7.0-22.8

Orange

109

56.0

45.1-66.3

15.7

9.0-26.0

6.1

2.5-14.2

10.1

5.5-17.9

12.0

7.0-19.9

Pitt

104

43.6

33.2-54.7

22.7

15.0-32.9

3.3

1.3- 8.0

15.2

8.7-25.2

15.1

8.8-24.7

Randolph

113

53.2

42.6-63.4

18.4

11.8-27.5

5.6

2.1-14.4

5.7

2.4-12.8

17.2

10.9-26.0

Robeson

30.2

20.7-41.9

46.2

34.1-58.6

4.3

1.7-10.3

8.2

4.0-16.3

11.1

5.6-20.7

Rowan

132

45.4

35.1-56.2

27.5

19.5-37.4

4.8

2.0-10.7

2.9

1.2- 6.9

19.4

10.8-32.2

Union

106

49.7

38.7-60.8

24.8

16.7-35.1

4.1

1.3-12.2

9.7

4.6-19.2

11.7

6.2-21.0

Wake

139

50.0

40.5-59.5

22.3

14.9-32.1

2.1

0.7- 6.5

5.9

3.0-11.5

19.6

13.1-28.4

Wayne

130

49.2

39.5-59.1

25.7

18.1-35.1

1.9

0.8- 4.6

5.0

2.1-11.6

18.2

12.1-26.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,442

656

46.2

43.0-49.5

395

28.5

25.6-31.6

4.3

3.2- 5.7

111

7.6

5.8- 9.8

215

13.4

11.5-15.7

Piedmont

2,029

1,050

50.7

47.8-53.6

472

24.7

22.2-27.4

2.9

2.1- 4.1

147

7.2

5.8- 8.9

301

14.4

12.6-16.6

Western NC

943

484

51.9

47.9-55.8

239

25.6

22.3-29.3

2.6

1.7- 4.0

6.3

4.7- 8.2

127

13.6

11.2-16.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

590

322

54.5

49.4-59.4

138

24.4

20.3-29.0

2.5

1.5- 4.4

5.9

4.0- 8.5

12.7

9.8-16.3

Northwest

979

492

50.7

46.6-54.7

247

26.2

22.7-30.1

2.7

1.7- 4.3

6.3

4.8- 8.3

145

14.1

11.5-17.0

Charlotte

583

295

49.0

43.8-54.2

143

25.9

21.4-31.1

2.5

1.3- 4.8

8.9

5.9-13.1

13.7

10.7-17.4

Greensboro

491

254

52.3

46.6-58.0

102

22.2

17.7-27.4

5.0

2.8- 8.8

5.8

4.0- 8.4

14.8

11.3-19.0

Southern Regional

393

171

48.3

41.9-54.9

120

30.4

24.9-36.5

3.5

1.8- 6.7

6.1

4.0- 9.2

11.6

8.6-15.6

Coastal

223

106

46.4

39.0-54.1

28.9

22.1-36.9

7.5

4.4-12.6

5.2

3.0- 9.1

11.9

7.9-17.5

Wake

443

211

47.6

41.5-53.8

120

26.0

20.8-32.0

1.7

0.8- 3.8

7.9

5.4-11.5

16.7

12.5-22.0

Area L

124

50.1

39.9-60.3

27.7

19.4-38.0

4.1

1.6-10.1

7.1

3.5-13.7

11.0

6.3-18.5

Eastern

588

281

47.1

41.8-52.5

141

24.6

20.2-29.6

4.1

2.6- 6.6

9.2

5.7-14.6

14.9

11.7-18.9

Back to Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care (Age 40+).

*This question was asked of those who reported not visiting an eye care professional in the past 12 months.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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